What was the response of BACnet manufacturers when LonMark seemingly jumped into the game?
BACnet: There was a variable response according to market position. It was looked upon as another protocol, redundant, and not optimized for our industry. Q. Why should BACnet be the industry standard rather than LonMark? BACnet: BACnet is a consensus developed standard. It was developed by our industry for our industry. LonMark was developed as a one-size-fits-all control network. BACnet is not controlled by one manufacturer—Lon is. Lon can only be implemented on a limited number of chips, while BACnet can be implemented on almost any chip. BACnet also accommodates a variety of system architectures and is scalable to new networks (both large and small). Q. Why should LonMark be the industry standard rather than BACnet? LonMark: For the same reasons as outlined above, because many in the buildings market have already accepted the LonWorks platform as its de facto standard for control. Q. What are the biggest differences between LonMark and BACnet? LonMark: The two are really very diffe
